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Did they say whether or not the 3DS is region locked? I really hope not cause even if its not 300 dollars its still expensive. and even though i'll probabaly have a better job then, buying more than one is gonna cost me. At least i have the time to save some money. I want to make sure I can buy it even if I move out on my own.

I'm fairly certain all of Nintendo's console's are region locked. And even then, if you moved out would you leave the continent...?

I hope virtual console gets a good amount of pokemon games. I would love to play through Hoenn (assuming they don't do remakes of course.) and FRLG, I was absent from the 3rd gen for much of the time and this gives me a great chance to feel it.
EDIT: God, I hope it's true. All my excitement and anticipation will be for nothing.

I'm fairly certain all of Nintendo's console's are region locked. And even then, if you moved out would you leave the continent...?

no im not talking about moving out of the country. What i meant more specifically was moving out of my parents' house and to my own apartment where id have to pay all my bills which would mean i have less money for games and systems, so if they are region locked I dont want to have to spend 400+ dollars on both an american and japanese 3DS, so i can play games from both regions, not to mention buying stuff for the virtual console, because if Pokemon games are on VC, you know i'll be buying them. Some of the japanese 3DS games also look pretty awesome

I hope virtual console gets a good amount of pokemon games. I would love to play through Hoenn (assuming they don't do remakes of course.) and FRLG, I was absent from the 3rd gen for much of the time and this gives me a great chance to feel it.
EDIT: God, I hope it's true. All my excitement and anticipation will be for nothing.

There are no GBA games. It's only GB/C games.

Originally Posted by Arceus-sama

no im not talking about moving out of the country. What i meant more specifically was moving out of my parents' house and to my own apartment where id have to pay all my bills which would mean i have less money for games and systems, so if they are region locked I dont want to have to spend 400+ dollars on both an american and japanese 3DS, so i can play games from both regions, not to mention buying stuff for the virtual console, because if Pokemon games are on VC, you know i'll be buying them. Some of the japanese 3DS games also look pretty awesome

Ahhh. Well count on it being region-locked.

Originally Posted by TehLulzMastur

So, what is the whole passing-by thing supposed to be? It shows in the trailer that the 3DS connects to other 3DSs on the streets, but never really explains what it's supposed to be.

$300?! That's ****! The Wii cost less when it was released and I'd say that the Wii probably had more than the 3DS. $175 would have been a good starting point for the 3DS. Hopefully they wont release a BW Third Version or any Pokémon Main Series Game until I can scare up enough money for it.

Where did you read that? I've read that the opening price in Japan is 25,000 Yen (I think), and it is equal to around 300 US dollars, but from what I've heard, that does not necessarily mean that the U.S. price will be $300.

$300?! That's ****! The Wii cost less when it was released and I'd say that the Wii probably had more than the 3DS. $175 would have been a good starting point for the 3DS. Hopefully they wont release a BW Third Version or any Pok&#233;mon Main Series Game until I can scare up enough money for it.

I can't believe it either. You might as well save up the extra money and buy a PS3 ($350) instead of a Handheld xP

What the hell was Nintendo thinking. NO ONE IS GOING TO BUY THIS UNTIL IT'S CHEAPER!

Well, I know one person, but that's not the point:

From what I heard, it will have Gamecube Graphics and Wii Graphics with 3D. Who CARES about 3D if it bumps up the price to be more then almost all the Home Consoles (PS3 is $350).

Anyways, had I known it would've been this much, I wouldn't have bought an XBox 360. Anyways, maybe Nintendo will reconsider their God Awful, ****ing price. This may turn out like the Philips CDi or Virtual Boy or even PSP Go (That's right, I went there).

Anyways, nothing can be none, here in the US, we have no power to convince Nintendo to change the price

Mew2: I didn't, but odds are, it will be worth that much in the US cause Nintendo knows they have Customer who would pay money for any of their products, good or shitty.

I can't believe it either. You might as well save up the extra money and buy a PS3 ($350) instead of a Handheld xP

What the hell was Nintendo thinking. NO ONE IS GOING TO BUY THIS UNTIL IT'S CHEAPER!

Well, I know one person, but that's not the point:

From what I heard, it will have Gamecube Graphics and Wii Graphics with 3D. Who CARES about 3D if it bumps up the price to be more then almost all the Home Consoles (PS3 is $350).

Anyways, had I known it would've been this much, I wouldn't have bought an XBox 360. Anyways, maybe Nintendo will reconsider their God Awful, ****ing price. This may turn out like the Philips CDi or Virtual Boy or even PSP Go (That's right, I went there).

Anyways, nothing can be none, here in the US, we have no power to convince Nintendo to change the price

Mew2: I didn't, but odds are, it will be worth that much in the US cause Nintendo knows they have Customer who would pay money for any of their products, good or shitty.

Aww ****, I just read. It's going to cost $300 as an opening US Price xP

Originally Posted by The Mewtwo Master

IWhat the hell was Nintendo thinking. NO ONE IS GOING TO BUY THIS UNTIL IT'S CHEAPER!

Son, what have we said about going off like this without reading the rest of the thread first?

Originally Posted by BCVM22

Will retail for 25,000 yen in Japan, which equates to about $300 American but does not - read me, hear me, does not - automatically mean it will cost $300 when it launches in America. Please read this, learn this, know this, love this before you go off ranting about how expensive it will be.

Originally Posted by BCVM22

The main site pointed out something that I hadn't realized, that the Wii retailed for 25,000 yen at launch, the same as what the 3DS will launch at, and we got it for $250 and that included the cost of Wii Sports packed in (Wii Sports was not packed in with Wii units in Japan, just to clarify). That would mean, in theory, that exchange rates have since inflated by enough that we can't yet draw any conclusions about what the American price will eventually be. Food for thought.

Originally Posted by The Mewtwo Master

I assumed, and I'm usually good at predictions. If I'm wrong, you can have a Ho-Oh for a Magikarp xP

Anyways, it'll probably be in the US:

$250-$300

Anyways, I don't care if anyone believe me or not, this is my prediction.

This isn't a prediction, it's an overreaction entirely on your part based on the current yen-to-dollar exchange rate. Calm down and start thinking more clearly, please.

Originally Posted by natie

you said most, if not all, evidence pointed towards a release in the near(er) future.

Pretty sure I never said anything of the sort.

But don't take my word for it. Let's go to the videotape. Roll film, boys!

*film reel noises*

Originally Posted by BCVM22

They've been elusive at every possible turn about the release date. It's not at all out of the question that this sees release in time for the holidays. Just like it's not out of the question that it ends up a March 2011 release. There's literally nothing indicating one way or another right now.

Originally Posted by BCVM22

I repeat: the only thing we can be sure of about the release is that it'll be out sometime between October of this year and March of next year. To try and make the case one way or another right now is nothing more than a speculative effort, no matter how well supported.

Originally Posted by BCVM22

They haven't gone so far as to say the opposite, but at every possible opportunity, they've been completely noncommittal about the release date. The only reasonable conclusion at the moment is that it will be out "at some point" - to gravitate to one possibility or the other is a speculative motion.

Last edited by BCVM22; 29th September 2010 at 10:09 PM.

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